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Untold LA on KickStarter

Untold LA is a project seeking funding on KickStarter. Jett Loe is proposing to create a Photo iBook and website showcasing the amazing homes and stories of the West Adams District of Los Angeles. As...

02 maj 12

Happy Birthday Bungalow

Our little house is now a grand old dame! A little bit worse for the wear, but looking forward to riding out the next 100 years in style. Since it is our house’s birthday I am going to be nice, but t...

26 apr 12

My Inspiration Kitchen

Photo: Lincoln Barbour. Professional photographer Lincoln Barbour has many amazing homes featured on his site. Please be sure to take a look! A blog commenter recently left the following message, “I ...

31 mar 12

How to Clean Grout Lines

If I could have one “do over” with our bathroom it would be to have gone with a light gray grout color on the marble floors instead of bright white. I am finding it very challenging to keep the grout...

30 jan 12

Restyling the Dining Room

Our Plan 1) Saarinen table 2) Pelle Bubble Chandelier / DIY: how to make your own bubble chandelier featured in the February/March 2009 issue of ReadyMade magazine…RIP… 3) Farrow & B...

10 dec 11

Wallpaper in the Bathroom

Image from Pinterest Lately, I have been strangely drawn to wallpaper, which is crazy because I know from personal experience just how difficult it is to remove. Image from Apartment Therapy I am the...

23 nov 11

Bungalow Bedroom Renovation

Our bedroom is finished! Out of all the rooms we have completed, I am enjoying this room the most. It feels so nice to finally have a little haven, a place to rest, after basically camping out for al...

31 okt 11

What Goes Up Better Not Come Down

See that armoire sitting on the front lawn? It needs to go into that open second story window. It has been determined that the armoire is 1.5 inches too tall to clear the narrow second floor landing....

29 okt 11

What I am Loving Right Now

I was convinced I wasn’t a wallpaper person but Farrow & Ball’s Lotus wallpaper has completely changed my mind. I’ve fallen in love with it! I am trying to find a place for it in my house. Maybe...

27 okt 11

We’re In

We moved into the bedroom. It is so nice to be out of the home office. Our bed is on back order so we are sleeping on the floor. Even though we splurged on a new queen sized mattress, we still don’t ...

24 okt 11

Finding Functionality in a Miniscule Closet

Photos taken from both ends of our very small closet. To say that this closet is a challenge is an understatement. It is very long and very narrow with a sloping roof. We decided to go with an elfa c...

20 okt 11

Mauve by Any Other Name

My friend asked if I would consider this color mauve. Once she asked that I started liking the color a little bit less and having flashbacks to 1986. Maybe I am in denial, but I think this is a softe...

14 okt 11

Paint Color

Paint color creates the mood and makes a huge impact in any room. I am looking for something that feels peaceful and soothing for our bedroom, which led me to search for a soft, faded grayish-pinky-t...

13 okt 11

Bungalow Bedroom Progress

The plaster walls are sanded and ready to be primed. The wood trim is stripped and starting to be put back in place. The little storage closet we had built into the dead space behind the wall now has...

13 okt 11

Cozy Bedrooms

I am in need of inspiration! Doesn’t this bed look comfortable? I really like the colors of this room. They seem soothing and calm. I wish my plaster walls looked this beautiful in their natural stat...

04 okt 11

Storage Spaces

How will this closet ever be functional for two people? It isn’t like we are clothes horses, but we do have a reasonable amount of clothing between the two of us. I’m not convinced there is enough sp...

04 okt 11

Saving the Plaster Walls

The plaster walls were able to be saved despite their sad condition. We hired professional plasters to repair the walls. The plaster was detaching from the lath in many places and the work was beyond...

01 okt 11

Bungalow Bedroom Renovation

I didn’t think it was possible, but the room has gone from bad to worse! With the wallpaper removed we can see the original wall color from 1912. I love green, so I don’t mind this color, but I’m pla...

28 sep 11

Bungalow Bedroom

It is horrible! What else is there to say? This upstairs room functioned as my office for many years. Because it is located off of our bathroom we decided to switch the rooms, making our old bedroom ...

21 sep 11

Making an Entrance

Our new front gate! We don’t have the funds to swing for the whole fence, at least not for a while. I tried to disguise our old gate and rusty chain link fence with vines and climbing roses. Our fenc...

19 sep 11

ZERO

We have been told that the police have made 100’s of arrests in our area since June. As impressive as that sounds, you know what? The only number I care about is ZERO. Zero women standing on the corn...

15 sep 11

Peonies

Peonies always remind me of my grandmother. I can’t get them to grow in our yard, so I have to buy them. Oh, but they smell heavenly… Related posts:Cutting Down on Fumes From Paint and Varnish ...

06 jun 11

Ah, Spring!

The view outside my office window; purple splashed against a bright blue sky. Related posts:Home Office Project The wallpaper is removed, now on to plasteringAlarm Window Screens I want to go barless...

10 maj 11

FLOR: Fun Modular Floor Covering

We needed an odd sized rug to fit underneath our desk, something durable that could stand up to lots of wear. FLOR carpet tiles fit all of our criteria, plus they come in multiple shades, textures an...

31 mar 11

More Vintage Bathroom Fixtures and Accessories

Forerunner of the modern shower. Hajoca Plumbing Goods showers Hajoca Plumbing Goods shower accessories Hajoca Plumbing Goods bath tubs Kohler “Viceroy” bath tub Standard nickel plated towe...

27 mar 11

Vintage Bathroom Fixtures and Accessories

For someone needing inspiration to restore a bungalow bathroom or the old house buff who likes to get all the details period perfect, I am posting images from several plumbing supply catalogs dating ...

25 mar 11

Home Office Renovation

It feels so nice to get this room almost finished! We have a few touch ups here and there…but we are so close. I don’t even want to remember where this all started. The floor has been refinishe...

24 mar 11

It’s No Longer a Secret

I have decided on the dark gray paint color; Benjamin Moore’s Secret AF-710. I loved the color as soon as I saw the paint sample on the wall. Our contractor really didn’t care for it and it was...

22 mar 11

Decorative Ceiling Idea

Last fall I had the pleasure of visiting the Ruthmere House in Elkhart, IN. I couldn’t get past the gorgeous ceiling in the foyer. I snapped the photo you see with my cell phone, but in person the ce...

22 mar 11

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